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Housing cycle on a plateau
Monday 26th of January 2004
The median house price fell in December in a move which some might see as a bit of heat going out of the housing market but which is more likely due to a rogue figure in Wellington as a result of the holiday slowdown.Certainly, activity fell in all but one region, Hawkes Bay, compared with November, according to the latest Real Estate Institute figures. Compared with December 2002, act...
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